Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Update on Norman, Ok, Stadium Bombing

The Northeast Intelligence Network has released on its site further information on the bombing incident that occured on the night of October 1, 2005, outside of a football stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, including:

...one significant report has been confirmed by two student sources at the University interviewed by this investigator: HINRICHS had ties - close ties - with one or perhaps two men of Arab origin while attending the college in Norman, Oklahoma. This report was also further substantiated today by a law enforcement source no longer on the case (as the case is now being handled by federal authorities).

The source is quoted here:

"Obviously, I cannot go on the record, but you are 'not wrong' in your findings," stated this law enforcement officer. "There is much more to come out of this [investigation], including the likelihood of Middle Easterners from this area being involved in this bombing," he added. "Right now, no one is talking, and we have been verbally ordered not to make any comments to any media - period."

Note that officials are under orders not to talk to the media.

The source also said, according to the NIN:

"At the end of the day, enough evidence will be collected to prove that this was a terrorist bombing that went wrong and Islamic men with terrorist beliefs were also involved.

And ended with:

"If you could have seen the people walking out of the stadium [Saturday night], you would have thought nothing happened at all. No one seems to believe that it will ever happen again, ever happen to them. It almost did. I feel like everyone is living in a fantasyland."

I must stress that it's important to read the full, actual report on the NIN.


Also reporting today on the bombing incident is World Net Daily.

The WND reports, in part:

Doug Hagmann, a seasoned investigator, told WND he was informed by multiple reliable law-enforcement sources familiar with the investigation into the incident that authorities recovered a "significant amount" of "jihad" materials, as well as Hinrichs' computer.

(...)

Hagmann also said those same sources indicated police and federal agents "had pulled additional explosives from [Hinrichs'] house," including triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, "homemade explosive [that is] very potent but relatively easily manufactured."

WorldNetDaily reported earlier that officials carted away a huge cache of explosives from Hinrichs' apartment. Police were overheard telling residents it would take "several trips and could take up to 24 hours" to remove it all, according to the Daily Oklahoman. A canister trailer used for detonating or transporting potentially explosive material was being used to haul items away.

Authorities at the U.S. federal level are involved:

FBI spokesman Gary Johnson told WND he couldn't add anything, other than the investigation is ongoing.

His agency has been joined in the investigation by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; the Joint Terrorism Task Force; the University of Oklahoma Police Department; the Norman Police Department; and the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.

Be sure to read the whole WND article.


See also: Jihad Watch: "Oklahoma bomber had Jihad material"


Again, I must ask: where is the mainstream media? Are they out of the loop? Have they lost the trust of the authorities? Do they care about the very real threat of terrorism, including inside of North America?

If the CBC or the CBS, for example, were reporting with the same information using the same sources, would that be necessarily any more credible just because it's the mainstream media? Not at all. Anyone saying otherwise couldn't prove it.

Many on the left would rather ignore the evidence and ridicule those who care enough to find out what happened outside that Norman, Oklahoma football stadium on the night of October 1st, 2005.

What happened September 11th, 2001 was, after all, unthinkable, but it happened, as we all know and remember. Is it still unthinkable that it could happen again? Is it unthinkable that it almost happened again on October 1st, 2005?

It's better to be safe than sorry, as the saying goes. Are you listening, Prime Minister Paul Martin? What is your regime doing to help prevent terrorism inside Canada, the U.S. and abroad?

The Canadian Sentinel will continue to monitor the ongoing investigation.


The blognet rises to the occasion:

Michelle Malkin is also on the case. Go see what she's got. I'm pleased that I'm not alone out here. There are other bloggers watching the investigation and discussing it. i believe that once again the blognet will force the MSM to take notice, roll up its sleeves, get off its fat ass and do their job too.